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The department
of Cardiology is the nerve centre of U.N. Mehta Institute
of Cardiology & Research Centre and amongst the leaders
for diagnostic and therapeutic treatments in Interventional
Cardiology.
The Cardiology
Department is manned by senior Cardiologists. Coronary stenting
is routine and performed by most of the invasive cardiologists.
Patients with high risk and multi vessel involvement are
also undertaken. Primary angioplasty, an approach of opening
blocked coronary artery during acute myocardial infraction,
in place of thrombolysis is practiced in suitable cases.
Non-coronary intervention deals with variety of cardiovascular
abnormalities. Subclavean, iliac, femoral and carotid artery
balloon angioplasty and stenting are being performed. Vascular
dissection and aneurysm repair are also conducted with covered
stents.
The Department
of Non-Invasive Cardiology is one of the busiest department
of the hospital and has state-of-the-art facilities. The
echoes include stress echoes, dobutamine stress echoes,
vascular dopplers, transoesophageal echoes, intraoperative
TEE and foetal echoes. The department constitutes of 2 divisions:
- Catering to the indoor
patients
- OPD
The out door
department remains extremely busy. It may be pointed out
tht about 30-40% of the echoes are Vascular dopplers and
between 8-10 Stress & Dobutamine stress echoes are done
daily. The policy is not to give appointments which makes
the patient come back to the hospital again, but to do the
echoes as they come.
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